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China, Russia bid Bush farewell at trade summit
LIMA (AFP) - Leaders of the Pacific rim are set to meet to chart ways to boost trade despite turmoil in the global economy, as aspiring powers China and Russia bid farewell to US President George W. Bush.
Nations:North Korea Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Lee Myung-Bak Kevin Rudd Barack Obama George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S. Bush Admin.
2008-11-22
Bush bows out, China assertive at APEC summit
LIMA (AFP) - US President George W. Bush began Friday his last scheduled foreign trip, meeting the leader of increasingly important China ahead of a summit aimed at containing a spiraling financial crisis.
Nations:China Peru Taiwan North Korea New Zealand Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama George W. Bush Hu Jintao
2008-11-21
Governments struggle to cope with rising unemployment
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Companies worldwide slashed jobs Thursday as the global financial crisis deepened, leaving authorities scrambling to cushion the blow and prompting the launch of a French state investment fund.
Nations:Sweden South Korea France Spain People:Nicolas Sarkozy Harry Reid George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:Global Financial Crisis
2008-11-20
China's Hu courts Latin America with Peru stop
LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Peru on Wednesday for the final stop in a three-nation swing through Latin America that has underscored the Asian giant's growing clout in the region.
Nations:Peru People:Hu Jintao Barack Obama Source:(AFP)
2008-11-19
China's Hu extends credit, donations to Cuba
HAVANA - Chinese President Hu Jintao left Cuba Wednesday after visiting a frail-looking Fidel Castro and promising at least $78 million in donations, credit and hurricane relief to China's communist ally.
People:Fidel Castro Hu Jintao Activities:China-Cuba Source:(AP)
2008-11-19
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